Maddox is seeking help from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa County and other groups in applying for a federal transportation grant.

They want about $23 million dollars in grant money and about $5 million would be needed locally. The money would cover the cost of building a bridge, widening Hilliard Drive to five lanes and connecting it to a planned City Walk.

Maddox calls the idea a "no-brainer" when considering the growth the area has experienced.

"The university is growing, the city is growing and that train track isn't going anywhere. To do nothing is not an option," Maddox.

That sounds like a great idea to drivers stuck in traffic waiting on trains to clear these tracks like Rebecca Marbut.